[Ips-wgr] IPS Weekly Geo. Report (06 January 05)

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SUBJ: IPS WEEKLY GEOPHYSICAL REPORT 
ISSUED ON 06 JANUARY 2005, BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES,
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

1. SUMMARY (28 DECEMBER - 05 JANUARY)
K indices are in UT (0-24). For conversion to local time:
AEST = UT + 10 hours; ACST = UT + 9.5 hours; AWST = UT + 8 hours
        Australian Region*              
 Date     K-INDICES    A               
 28 Dec   3334 3455   26     
 29 Dec   4554 4434   30     
 30 Dec   3563 4323   27   
 31 Dec   2222 2212    6    
 01 Jan        
 02 Jan   3543 3435   26    
 03 Jan   3333 4333   16    
 04 Jan   3333 4333   16    
 05 Jan   3243 3322   13    

*estimated from real time data

A strong (105nT) impulse was observed in the IPS magnetometer
data at 0625UT on 30 Dec, and a weak (37nT) impulse was observed
at 0710UT on 30 Dec. A weak (20nT) impukse was observed at 1050UT
on the 01 Jan. Elevated solar wind parameters from a high speed
coronal hole wind stream produced Active to Minor Storm peiods
during 28 Dec to 05 Jan. There was no magentometer data for
01Jan due to a data storage problem.


2. FORECAST (06 JANUARY - 05 FEBRUARY)
Disturbed Periods: 06Jan-08Jan, 18Jan-23Jan, 25Jan, 29Jan-05Feb.  

Best Quiet Periods: 09Jan-17Jan, 24Jan, 26Jan-28Jan.


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